Holt Lock and Dam
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| Holt Lock and Dam | |
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 Holt Lock and Dam from the air to the southwest |
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| Official name | Holt Lock and Dam |
| Location | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA |
| Coordinates | 33°15′14.511″N 87°26′57.8472″W / 33.25403083°N 87.449402°W |
| Opening date | 1966 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Black Warrior River |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Holt Lake |
The Holt Lock and Dam is a lock built on the Black Warrior River near Holt, Alabama in Tuscaloosa County. Opening for navigation in 1966, it served as a replacement for a series locks and dams built in the early 1900s.[1] The lock and dam impounds Holt Lake 19 miles (31 km) upstream to the John Hollis Bankhead Lock and Dam.[1]
The lock is located in the southern bank and has an inside chamber with dimensions of 110 feet (34 m) by 600 feet (180 m), and having a maximum lift of 64 feet (20 m).[1] The spillway is controlled by 14 individually-operated tainter gates used to control the overall lake level.[1] Located on the northern bank are hydroelectric turbines operated by the Alabama Power Company.[2]
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- ^ a b c d Historic American Engineering Record, Built in America, Library of Congress. "Holt Lock & Dam, Warrior River, Holt, Tuscaloosa County, AL". http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?hh:52:./temp/~ammem_tDWJ::@@@mdb=mcc,gottscho,detr,nfor,wpa,aap,cwar,bbpix,cowellbib,calbkbib,consrvbib,bdsbib,dag,fsaall,gmd,pan,vv,presp,varstg,suffrg,nawbib,horyd,wtc,toddbib,mgw,ncr,ngp,musdibib,hlaw,papr,lhbumbib,rbpebib,lbcoll,alad,hh,aaodyssey,magbell,bbcards,dcm,raelbib,runyon,dukesm,lomaxbib,mtj,gottlieb,aep,qlt,coolbib,fpnas,aasm,scsm,denn,relpet,amss,aaeo,mffbib,afc911bib,mjm,mnwp,rbcmillerbib,molden,ww2map,mfdipbib,afcnyebib,klpmap,hawp,omhbib,rbaapcbib,mal,ncpsbib,ncpm,lhbprbib,ftvbib,afcreed,aipn,cwband,flwpabib,wpapos,cmns,psbib,pin,coplandbib,cola,tccc,curt,mharendt,lhbcbbib,eaa,haybib,mesnbib,fine,cwnyhs,svybib,mmorse,afcwwgbib,mymhiwebib,uncall,afcwip,mtaft,manz,llstbib,fawbib,berl,fmuever,cdn,upboverbib,mussm,cic,afcpearl,awh,awhbib,sgp,wright,lhbtnbib,afcesnbib,hurstonbib,mreynoldsbib,spaldingbib,sgproto. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ Rivers of Alabama. "Black Warrior Hydrologic Modifications". http://www.riversofalabama.org/Black%20Warrior/BW_Hydrologic_Modifications.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
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